Blastrac BMS-220LP-V2, Operating Manual

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8. Blade Application
A great deal of work can be accomplished in a short amount of time using the scraper. To do this however, the
operator must use the correct blade type and correct blade angle. Often when the blade begins to dull, it is
tempting to raise the angle of the blade. This method can be used for small amounts of time to ensure the same
quality of cut; however, too high of an angle can result in broken blades. When the angle of the blade to the floor
is too great, the machine can also buck and jump resulting in a tip over, and grave injury to the operator. Never
operate the machine at an angle is that unsafe for the working conditions of the job.
When the blade is dull it is necessary to immediately sharpen or replace. In that operation a second cutting head
can be immediately swapped on to save time. When the machine is running on the second set of tooling the first
set can be serviced to ensure constantly ready tooling.
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